Championship of Turkmenistan on powerlifting revealed new record holders of the country
August 20, 2018 | 17:45 |605
The championship of Turkmenistan on powerlifting among men and women ended in Avaza. Athletes from all regions of the country demonstrated their skill in weight-lifting exercises in 19 weight categories. The victory in the team event was taken by athletes from the Mary region, the second place - Ashgabat, and the third leaders are the representatives of eastern Turkmenistan.Aina BERDYEVA
The championship of the country revealed a considerable number of talented powerlifters, holding new records of Turkmenistan. Among them, Kerem Muhammetberdiyev (48 kg), who lifted the weight of 65 kg, Bayrammyrat Amanmuradov (74 kg), who mastered 150 kg, Arslan Seyitdinov (120 kg) - 190 kg.
The authors of new records among the girls were Lola Yakubova (40 kg), Makhriban Dzhumaniyazova (72 kg) and Akgozel Ovezdurdieva (+84 kg).
Also Artem Fottakov (53 kg), Ahmet Kurbanov (93 kg), Gulmurzaeva Bibidzhan (52 kg), Svetlana Voyko (57 kg) scored at the Championship.
- Our athletes have great potential. But we should not dwell on what has been achieved, as it is necessary to conquer new peaks," said Dovletnazar Atanazarov, the head coach of the Turkmenistan national powerlifting team, who was the main referee at the last tournament..
